Review – Lars and the Real Girl
I finally got around to seeing this film after a few years of it occupying my Netflix queue. The funny thing is, I didn’t watch it through Netflix.
On to the review.
This film is about a socially awkward loner named Lars who lives in his brother’s garage. His sister in law keeps inviting him in for dinner, he says that he’ll come, but never does. One day, he buys a full size sex doll, names it Bianca, and starts treating it like his girlfriend. He doesn’t do anything lewd with it, he just acts as if it’s someone visiting from out of town. Now his family and the town have to react to his seemingly delusional behavior.
The script was brilliant. In fact, it was nominated for an Oscar in ’07, which it lost…to Juno. Further proof that the Academy has it’s head so far up it’s own ass that it can see what it had for lunch. I’m surprised that Bianca didn’t win for best supporting actress.
Anyway…It was an enjoyable movie that I wouldn’t be embarrassed to watch with my family. Those two things seem to be mutually exclusive these days.
Overall Score: 4/5 stars.
